belong to
verb
belonged to; belonging to; belongs to
1
: to be the property of (someone) : to be owned by
The money belongs to him.
The house belongs not just to her, but to her husband as well.
His style belongs only to himself.
2
: to be a member of (a club, organization, etc.)
The family belongs to a country club.
Most of the company's employees belong to an HMO.
3
: to be included in (a category, group, etc.)
What family does that bird belong to?
4
: to be a part of (something)
the parts belonging to the clock
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Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2026
Jet fuel and diesel belong to the same group of refined petroleum products, known as middle distillates .
—
Zev Fima,kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
5 July 2026
These archetypes, once commonplace, are an endangered species, a style of ballplayer that belongs to the past.
—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 July 2026
Each puzzle has exactly one solution, so watch out for words or items that seem to belong to multiple categories!
—
Will Jeanes,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for belong to
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“Belong to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belong%20to. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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